We have recently completed the design and installation of acoustics for the UK demonstration facility of a professional loudspeaker manufacturer.

Experience has shown me that although a near anechoic room would provide some of the best listening detail, demonstrators and their customers are sceptical of listening in an environment which is clearly not "real world".

Designing the demo room acoustics to give reasonable amounts of diffusion and absorption was our goal and we were very pleased when the measured results came extremely close to our predictions.

Evaluation over a period of time should confirm the ultimate success of our acoustic design but it certainly worked for me; I bought the client's loudspeaker we were using to evaluate the room!